Well, the holidays are upon us. It seems like as soon as Remembrance Day has passed, the next holiday (primarily Christmas where I live) tends to dominate all retail locations, television commercials and soon Christmas songs will flood the radio stations.
Not everyone sends out Christmas cards, but it’s a tradition that I still really enjoy. Since our wedding six years ago, I’ve basically kept a list that’s updated from time-to-time and modified with additions and deletions.
This weekend was a long weekend for us because November 11th, fell on a Monday.
Les we forget. The flowers on the pin are Forget Me Nots which were an emblem to honour Newfoundland’s original Remembrance Day on July 1. Sometime, people will use this flower in November.
Today in Canada, it’s known as Remembrance Day and is a day we take to honour those that have fought for us and continue to do so.
Warning: incoming rant
It’s been a while since I brought up the topic of breastfeeding; it even stirred up some interesting comments on one post. Ironically, I rarely bring up this topic, yet I’m forced to discuss it on almost a constant basis.
I kid you not, on average I’m asked at least once a week by someone if I am either currently breastfeeding, or if I did. Sometimes I’m asked if I tried and their tone makes me want to fall through a crack in the floor. It’s even more mortifying if there is more than one person around so that multiple people get to hear me stammer through an answer.
If you’re Canadian and French was taught at your school (which is pretty much every school since I think they all had at least core French), then this time of year you would have heard the infamous song C’est l’Halloween.
I love that a CBC Music post from last year is floating around Facebook this week. It brings back an air of nostalgia where you can’t help but sing along enthusiastically when the song’s chorus starts.
Growing up, I always enjoyed Halloween. Whether I went trick or treating in Kilbride when we lived there, or in Cowan Heights after we moved; it was always so much fun.
One tradition I loved was going to my aunt and uncle’s house where we’d trick or treat in the neighbourhood and then go back to their house and enjoy some treats with family.
This is from the early 90s… not sure what year. But aren’t we so cute?!
Based on how little my cousin Adam is, I think this photo is from 1987. So much cuteness!
Halloween in Newfoundland and Labrador often included costumes that were either extra big so that you could wear a snow suit underneath, or sometimes you incorporated your extra layers of clothes into your costume.
I mean, we didn’t have snow every year, but wow – it was pretty cold some years! Yet in the name of candy and the desire for a sugar high, it never did stop us and it certainly doesn’t stop kids today!
This year, we’re giving out some mini candy bars, but for the younger kiddos, we’re handing out little Halloween bags that have a Rocket and two mini Play-Dohs. Lots of candy will be acquired tonight, so I like the idea of giving something that will not simply give a sugar rush (OK so the Rocket will be guilty of that), but the Play-Doh is something fun.
It’s hard to believe that Missy Moo turned eight months old last week. Where have the months gone?! My maternity leave is 3/4 over. How did that happen? In just four months my daughter will be one-year old!
I think we’re starting to get into the separation anxiety stage that babies often enter into around the 10 month+ mark. Little miss has been hitting some milestones early and she’s very socially active, so I’m going to assume that some of her recent behaviour is just a normal phase that we’ll help her through.